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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 4h

Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party, Volume 38 – Halloween Month Edition!
Saturday October 18 at 10:00am!

We've got a snazzy new poster for our Cartoon Party thanks to Friends-of-Mayfair @dominicdraws.bsky.social and Nefarious Comics!

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 6h

Mayfair Theatre Podcast 554!

We're joined by Friend-of-Mayfair Pascale Arpin to chat about a documentary crew following her around, her new hand-painted sign work addition to the Mayfair front doors, and the First Ladies of Film Festival postcards that she designed!

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554: Don't Shake The Scaffold!

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Friend-of-Mayfair Pascale Arpin to chat about a documentery crew following her around, her new hand-painted sign work addition to the front doors of our cinema,

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 6h

Wednesday October 15!

3:30pm -Eleanor The Great- 5 Stars! “Squibb and her fellow castmates give incredible performances in this funny and poignant film.” (Flickering Myth)

7:30pm -Pressure Drop- Ottawa Ski, Snowboard & Travel Show Movie Night presented by Elan Skis!

Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 6h

We only screen good stuff! :)

Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 1d

Advance tickets now available from @eventsdotcom.bsky.social for movies screening the week of October 17 - 23!

-Eleanor The Great
-Ballad Of A Small Player
-The Room

Halloween Month!
-Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party
-Nosferatu
-Ju-on: The Grudge
-The Return Of The Living Dead

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 1d

Tuesday October 14!

4:00pm -The Roses- "a deeply funny movie" (CBC)

6:30pm -Eleanor The Great- Grade A! "The performances are exceptional" (Nerdspin)

9:00pm -Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror- Halloween Month! Ottawa Premiere!
“a beautifully crafted documentary” (The Queer Review)

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 2d

Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party, Volume 38 – Halloween Month Edition!

Saturday October 18 at 10:00am!

A spooky season warning that advance tickets are moving fast, and it looks like we might sell out before Saturday Morning!

mayfairtheatre.ca/movie/cartoo...

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 2d

A big thanks to our pal Pascale Arpin for sprucing up the front doors of the Mayfair!

www.pascalearpin.com

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 2d

It's always kind of Halloween at @horrormoviepodcast.bsky.social, just like how we screen scary stuff all year.
For spooky season, @juliacmarchese.bsky.social and @theterigamble.bsky.social discuss Night Of The Demons!
If you're an 80s kid, you might have seen it on VHS when you were way too young.

Horror Movie Survival Guide @horrormoviepodcast.bsky.social · 9d

It's officially spooky season & we are celebrating with movies set on Halloween ALL MONTH LONG- starting with the cult classic NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988). A party has some guests from the demon realm crash the fun!

Watch:
youtu.be/gmqAq45XKO4?...

Listen:
www.buzzsprout.com/104713/episo...

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 2d

Monday October 13!

4:00pm -Eleanor The Great- Grade A! "The performances are exceptional" (Nerdspin)

6:30pm -The Roses- "a deeply funny movie" (CBC)

9:00pm -The Fog- Halloween Month! 45th Anniversary!
“a beautifully-made, atmospheric chiller with top-notch performances” (Combustible Celluloid)

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 3d

Friday October 17 - Thursday October 23!

-Eleanor The Great
-Ballad Of A Small Player
-The Room- Screening 190!
-Saddam

Halloween Month!

-Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party
-Nosferatu- Silent Film / Live Band!
-Ju-on: The Grudge
-The Return Of The Living Dead
-Monster Pool 9

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 3d

We have a private rental in at noon today!

You too can book our one-of-a-kind venue for weddings, film premieres, private screenings, live theatre, stand-up comedy, live music, book launches, speaking engagements, corporate functions, video games, and more!

mayfairtheatre.ca/movie/privat...

Private Event (Closed to the public)

The Mayfair Theatre is a one-of-a-kind venue for weddings, film premieres, private screenings, live theatre, stand-up comedy, live music, book launches, speaking engagements, corporate functions, vide...

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 3d

Sunday October 12!

Noon -Private Event

4:00pm -Eleanor The Great- Grade A! "The performances are exceptional" (Nerdspin)

6:30pm -The Roses- "a deeply funny movie" (CBC)

9:00pm -Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror- Ottawa Premiere!
"a beautifully crafted documentary" (The Queer Review)

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 4d

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, hosted by The Absent Friends Shadow Cast, is SOLD OUT on Friday October 31 at 9:30pm!

Tickets are still available for October 24 and 25 at 6:30pm and 9:30pm, and October 31 at 6:30pm!
Get them before they're gone!

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 4d

Saturday October 11!

4:00pm -The Roses- “a deeply funny movie” (CBC)

6:30pm -Eleanor The Great- Grade A! “The performances are exceptional” (Nerdspin)

Halloween Month!

9:30pm -Begotten- Silent Film with Live Music by Tall Shadows!

Midnight -Saturday Night Sinema- Free for Members/ Members Only!

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 4d

Ballad of a Small Player – Ottawa Premiere screenings from October 17-22, 24, 26-30!

“a distinctive flick with style to spare…a performance you can’t take your eyes off of…further proof that Berger and Farrell are cinematic forces” (Awards Radar)

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 5d

Old timey Mayfair Theatre bulletin board for movies screening the week of Friday October 19 - Thursday October 16!

-The Roses
-Eleanor The Great
-Pressure Drop

Halloween Month!
-D(e)ad
-Begotten- Silent Film / Live Band!
-Saturday Night Sinema
-Strange Journey: The Story Of Rocky Horror
-The Fog

Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 5d

Friday October 10!

4:00pm -The Roses- Held Over for a 2nd Week!
“a deeply funny movie” (CBC)

6:30pm -Eleanor The Great- Grade A! “The performances are exceptional” (Nerdspin)

9:00pm -D(e)ad- Ottawa Premiere Encore!
“It deserves a sold-out house every single time...an absolute delight” (SlashFilm)

Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 6d

Mayfair Theatre Podcast 553!

This week we're joined by Sam from the Mayfair's Absent Friends Shadow Cast!
There is of course much discussion about The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Plus, mention of the movies screening the week of Fri Oct 10 - Thurs Oct 16!

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553: Day Drinking & Flipping Cop Cars.

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Sam from the Mayfair's Absent Friends Shadow Cast! They, of course, talk a lot about The Rocky Horror Picture Show. They also discuss: The Panda Game, the It min

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 6d

Thursday October 9!

3:30pm -Peak Everything- 5 Stars! “groundbreaking” (Now Toronto)

6:30pm -They Make Themselves Small- Ottawa Premiere of the locally produced film!

9:15pm -Chain Reactions- Halloween Month!
5 Stars! “a fascinating examination of a horror classic” (Daily Dead)

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 7d

MEDIA: BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER premieres the week of Oct. 17 | Colin Farrell delivers a “tour-de-force performance” (The Wrap) in Oscar-nominee Edward Berger's (Conclave) gambling drama | Get your screener | mailchi.mp/mayfairtheat...

BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER premieres week of Oct. 17

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 7d

We've got a Private Event in at 6:00pm!

You too can book our one-of-a-kind venue for weddings, film premieres, private screenings, live theatre, stand-up comedy, live music, book launches, speaking engagements, corporate functions, video games — and more.

mayfairtheatre.ca/movie/privat...

Private Event (Closed to the public)

The Mayfair Theatre is a one-of-a-kind venue for weddings, film premieres, private screenings, live theatre, stand-up comedy, live music, book launches, speaking engagements, corporate functions, vide...

mayfairtheatre.ca

Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 7d

Wednesday October 8!

3:30pm -The Roses- “a deeply funny movie” (CBC)
“relentlessly entertaining” (The Independent UK)

6:00pm -Private Event

9:15pm -Edgar Allan Poe’s The Oval Portrait- Halloween Month!
Ottawa Premiere!

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Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.social · 8d

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